Issue 7, September 14, 2009

Vol. 1, Issue: 7, 9/14/09

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Smoking, Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza (H1N1), and Informatics)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Relationship between migraine history and breast cancer risk among premenopausal and postmenopausal women
        Li CI, Mathes RW, Malone KE, Daling JR, Bernstein L, Marchbanks PA, Strom BL, Simon MS, Press MF, Deapen D, Burkman RT, Folger SG, McDonald JA, Spirtas R.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jul;18(7):2030-4.
        
     2. Influence of reproductive factors on mortality after epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosis
        Robbins CL, Whiteman MK, Hillis SD, Curtis KM, McDonald JA, Wingo PA, Kulkarni A, Marchbanks PA.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jul;18(7):2035-41.
        
     3. Trends in the prevalence of low risk factor burden for cardiovascular disease among United States adults
        Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Pearson WS, Capewell S.
        Circulation. 2009 Sep 14;120(13):1181-8.
        
     4. Expanding the public health research agenda for ovarian cancer
        Trivers KF, Stewart SL, Peipins L, Rim SH, White MC.
        J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Sep;18(9):1425-33.
        
     5. Endometrial cancer risk among younger, overweight women
        Thomas CC, Wingo PA, Dolan MS, Lee NC, Richardson LC.
        Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jul;114(1):22-7.
        
     6. Control of risk factors among people with diagnosed diabetes, by lower extremity disease status
        Dorsey RR, Eberhardt MS, Gregg EW, Geiss LS.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Oct;6(4):A114.
        
     7. Celebrating 10 years of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, 1998 to 2008
        Major A, Stewart SL.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Oct;6(4):A133.
        
     8. Evidence-based interventions and screening recommendations for colorectal cancer in comprehensive cancer control plans: a content analysis
        Townsend JS, Richardson LC, Steele CB, White DE.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Oct;6(4):A127.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     9. Substitution of moxifloxacin for isoniazid during intensive phase treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
        Dorman SE, Johnson JL, Goldberg S, Muzanye G, Padayatchi N, Bozeman L, Heilig CM, Bernardo J, Choudhri S, Grosset JH, Guy E, Guyadeen P, Leus MC, Maltas G, Menzies D, Nuermberger EL, Villarino M, Vernon A, Chaisson RE, Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.
        Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug 1;180(3):273-80.
        
     10. Five-year outcomes of the China National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program
         Zhang F, Dou Z, Ma Y, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Bulterys M, Chen RY.
         Ann Intern Med. 2009 Aug 18;151(4):241-51, W-52.
         
     11. West Nile virus from blood donors, vertebrates, and mosquitoes, Puerto Rico, 2007
         Hunsperger EA, McElroy KL, Bessoff K, Colon C, Barrera R, Munoz-Jordan JL.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1298-300.
         
     12. National outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution, United States
         Verani JR, Lorick SA, Yoder JS, Beach MJ, Braden CR, Roberts JM, Conover CS, Chen S, McConnell KA, Chang DC, Park BJ, Jones DB, Visvesvara GS, Roy SL, AcanthamoebaKeratitis Investigation Team.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1236-42.
         
     13. Prevalence of cervical cancer screening of HIV-infected women in the United States
         Oster AM, Sullivan PS, Blair JM.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 1;51(4):430-6.
         
     14. Effect of a point-of-use water treatment and safe water storage intervention on diarrhea in infants of HIV-infected mothers
         Harris JR, Greene SK, Thomas TK, Ndivo R, Okanda J, Masaba R, Nyangau I, Thigpen MC, Hoekstra RM, Quick RE.
         J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 16;200(8):1186-93.
         
     15. Limited utility of name-based tuberculosis contact investigations among persons using illicit drugs: results of an outbreak investigation
         Asghar RJ, Patlan DE, Miner MC, Rhodes HD, Solages A, Katz DJ, Beall DS, Ijaz K, Oeltmann JE.
         J Urban Health. 2009 Sep;86(5):776-80.
         
     16. Cross-reactive antibody responses to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus
         Hancock K, Veguilla V, Lu X, Zhong W, Butler EN, Sun H, Liu F, Dong L, Devos JR, Gargiullo PM, Brammer TL, Cox NJ, Tumpey TM, Katz JM.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 10;361(20):1945-52.
         
     17. Coping with HIV: Caribbean people in the United Kingdom
         Anderson M, Elam G, Solarin I, Gerver S, Fenton K, Easterbrook P.
         Qual Health Res. 2009 Aug;19(8):1060-75.
         
     18. Patterns of single and multiple claims of epididymitis among young privately-insured males in the United States, 2001 to 2004
         Bohm MK, Gift TL, Tao G.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):490-2.
         
     19. Repeat infection with chlamydia and gonorrhea among females: a systematic review of the literature
         Hosenfeld CB, Workowski KA, Berman S, Zaidi A, Dyson J, Mosure D, Bolan G, Bauer HM.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):478-89.
         
     20. Early repeat chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among heterosexual men
         Kissinger PJ, Reilly K, Taylor SN, Leichliter JS, Rosenthal S, Martin DH.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):498-500.
         
     21. Gonococcal, chlamydia, and syphilis infection positivity among MSM attending a large primary care clinic, Boston, 2003 to 2004
         Mimiaga MJ, Helms DJ, Reisner SL, Grasso C, Bertrand T, Mosure DJ, Weinstock H, McLean C, Mayer KH.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):507-11.
         

   • Community Health Services

     22. Integration of insecticide-treated net distribution into routine immunization services in Malawi: a pilot study
         Mathanga DP, Luman ET, Campbell CH, Silwimba C, Malenga G.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Jul;14(7):792-801.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     23. Risk factors for mortality during the 2002 landslides in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
         Sanchez C, Lee TS, Young S, Batts D, Benjamin J, Malilay J.
         Disasters. 2009 Oct;33(4):705-20.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     24. Cross-sectional survey methods to assess retrospectively mortality in humanitarian emergencies
         Cairns KL, Woodruff BA, Myatt M, Bartlett L, Goldberg H, Roberts L.
         Disasters. 2009 Oct;33(4):503-21.
         
     25. Challenges and priorities for surveillance of stillbirths: a report on two workshops
         Duke CW, Correa A, Romitti PA, Martin J, Kirby RS.
         Public Health Rep. 2009 Sep-Oct;124(5):652-9.
         
     26. The need for computerized tracking systems for resource-limited settings: the example of Georgetown, Guyana
         Basavaraju SV, Pitman JP, Henry N, McEwan C, Harry C, Hasbrouck L, Marum L.
         Transfus Med. 2009 Jun;19(3):149-51.
         

   • Food Safety

     27. Hunting with lead: association between blood lead levels and wild game consumption
         Iqbal S, Blumenthal W, Kennedy C, Yip FY, Pickard S, Flanders WD, Loringer K, Kruger K, Caldwell KL, Jean Brown M.
         Environ Res. 2009 Sep 9;109(8):952-9.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     28. Comparative effectiveness research and genomic medicine: an evolving partnership for 21st century medicine
         Khoury MJ, Rich EC, Randhawa G, Teutsch SM, Niederhuber J.
         Genet Med. 2009 Sep 11;11(10):707-11.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     29. Healthcare-associated hepatitis C virus transmission among patients in an abdominal organ transplant center
         Thompson ND, Hellinger WC, Kay RS, Cohen L, Ragan P, Voss RA, Bacalis LP, Xia G, Keating MR, Dickson RC, Hughes CB, Williams IT, Perz JF.
         Transpl Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;11(4):324-9.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     30. Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents, National Immunization Survey-Teen, 2006
         Jain N, Hennessey K.
         J Adolesc Health. 2009 Jun;44(6):561-7.
         
     31. Update: Vaccines for women, adolescence through adulthood
         Akinsanya-Beysolow I, Wolfe CS.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Aug;18(8):1101-8.
         
     32. Kawasaki disease after vaccination: reports to the vaccine adverse event reporting system 1990-2007
         Hua W, Izurieta HS, Slade B, Belay ED, Haber P, Tiernan R, Woo EJ, Iskander J, Braun MM, Ball R.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Sep 12;28(11):943-7.
         
     33. Determining accurate vaccination coverage rates for adolescents: the National Immunization Survey-Teen 2006
         Jain N, Singleton JA, Montgomery M, Skalland B.
         Public Health Rep. 2009 Sep-Oct;124(5):642-51.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     34. Coercive first intercourse and unintended first births
         Williams CM, Brett KM, Abma JC.
         Violence Vict. 2009 ;24(3):351-63.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     35. Rapid identification of vibrio parahaemolyticus by whole-cell matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry
         Hazen TH, Martinez RJ, Chen Y, Lafon PC, Garrett NM, Parsons MB, Bopp CA, Sullards MC, Sobecky PA.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Sep 11;75(21):6745-56.
         
     36. Impact of acute psychosocial stress on peripheral blood gene expression pathways in healthy men
         Nater UM, Whistler T, Lonergan W, Mletzko T, Vernon SD, Heim C.
         Biol Psychol. 2009 Oct;82(2):125-32.
         
     37. Initiation of HAART at higher CD4 cell counts is associated with a lower frequency of antiretroviral drug resistance mutations at virologic failure
         Uy J, Armon C, Buchacz K, Wood K, Brooks JT, Hops Investigators.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 1;51(4):450-3.
         
     38. Good performance of rapid prostate-specific antigen test for detection of semen exposure in women: implications for qualitative research
         Hobbs MM, Steiner MJ, Rich KD, Gallo MF, Alam A, Rahman M, Menezes P, Chipato T, Warner L, Macaluso M.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):501-6.
         
     39. Size-dependent effects of tungsten carbide-cobalt particles on oxygen radical production and activation of cell signaling pathways in murine epidermal cells
         Ding M, Kisin ER, Zhao J, Bowman L, Lu Y, Jiang B, Leonard S, Vallyathan V, Castranova V, Murray AR, Fadeel B, Shvedova AA.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2009 Sep 8;241(3):260-8.
         
     40. Diagnostic performance and costs of Capilia TB for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex identification from broth-based culture in Bangkok, Thailand
         Ngamlert K, Sinthuwattanawibool C, McCarthy KD, Sohn H, Starks A, Kanjanamongkolsiri P, Anek-vorapong R, Tasaneeyapan T, Monkongdee P, Diem L, Varma JK.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Jul;14(7):748-53.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     41. Developmental regression in children with an autism spectrum disorder identified by a population-based surveillance system
         Wiggins LD, Rice CE, Baio J.
         Autism. 2009 Jul;13(4):357-74.
         
     42. The hypothalamus-pituitary-testis axis in boys during the first six months of life: a comparison of cryptorchidism and hypospadias cases with controls
         Pierik FH, Deddens JA, Burdorf A, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SM, Jong FH, Weber RF.
         Int J Androl. 2009 Oct;32(5):453-61.
         
     43. Prepregnancy obesity prevalence in the United States, 2004-2005
         Chu SY, Kim SY, Bish CL.
         Matern Child Health J. 2009 Sep;13(5):614-20.
         
     44. Prenatal cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among Alaska native and white women in Alaska, 1996-2003
         Kim SY, England L, Dietz PM, Morrow B, Perham-Hester KA.
         Matern Child Health J. 2009 Sep;13(5):652-9.
         
     45. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
         Harden CL, Hopp J, Ting TY, Pennell PB, French JA, Hauser WA, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Thurman D, Meador KJ, Koppel BS, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, Gidal B, Hovinga CA, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Le Guen C, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society.
         Neurology. 2009 Jul 14;73(2):126-32.
         
     46. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
         Harden CL, Meador KJ, Pennell PB, Hauser WA, Gronseth GS, French JA, Wiebe S, Thurman D, Koppel BS, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, Hopp J, Ting TY, Gidal B, Hovinga CA, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Hirtz D, Le Guen C, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society.
         Neurology. 2009 Jul 14;73(2):133-41.
         
     47. Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
         Harden CL, Pennell PB, Koppel BS, Hovinga CA, Gidal B, Meador KJ, Hopp J, Ting TY, Hauser WA, Thurman D, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, French JA, Wiebe S, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Shafer PO, Le Guen C, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society.
         Neurology. 2009 Jul 14;73(2):142-9.
         
     48. The challenge of infant mortality: have we reached a plateau?
         MacDorman MF, Mathews TJ.
         Public Health Rep. 2009 Sep-Oct;124(5):670-81.
         
     49. Toxoplasmosis prevention and testing in pregnancy, survey of obstetrician-gynaecologists
         Jones JL, Krueger A, Schulkin J, Schantz PM.
         Zoonoses Public Health. 2009 Sep 10.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     50. A pilot respiratory health assessment of nail technicians: symptoms, lung function, and airway inflammation
         Reutman SR, Rohs AM, Clark JC, Johnson BC, Sammons DL, Toennis CA, Robertson SA, Mackenzie BA, Lockey JE.
         Am J Ind Med. 2009 Sep 14;52(11):868-75.
         
     51. Engineered nanoparticle respiratory exposure and potential risks for cardiovascular toxicity: predictive tests and biomarkers
         Simeonova PP, Erdely A.
         Inhal Toxicol. 2009 Jul;21(S1):68-73.
         
     52. Injury and adaptive mechanisms in skeletal muscle
         Cutlip RG, Baker BA, Hollander M, Ensey J.
         J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2009 Jun;19(3):358-72.
         
     53. Silicosis: a silent killer
         Mulhern B, Rice F.
         N A Q N. 2009 ;13(8):8-9,12.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     54. Effects of diesel exhaust aftertreatment devices on concentrations and size distribution of aerosols in underground mine air
         Bugarski AD, Schnakenberg Jr GH, Hummer JA, Cauda E, Janisko SJ, Patts LD.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2009 01;43(17):6737-43.
         

   • Physical Activity

     55. Exercise and health-related quality of life in older community-dwelling adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
         Kelley G, Kelley K, Hootman J, Jones D.
         J Appl Gerontol. 2009 June;28(3):369-94.
         

   • Public Health, General

     56. Incentives to encourage participation in the national public health accreditation model: a systematic investigation
         Davis MV, Cannon MM, Corso L, Lenaway D, Baker EL.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep;99(9):1705-11.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     57. Progestogen-only contraceptive use in obese women
         Curtis KM, Ravi A, Gaffield ML.
         Contraception. 2009 Oct;80(4):346-54.
         
     58. When can a woman have repeat progestogen-only injectables--depot medroxyprogesterone acetate or norethisterone enantate?
         Paulen ME, Curtis KM.
         Contraception. 2009 Oct;80(4):391-408.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     59. Social and behavioral correlates of sexually transmitted infection- and HIV-discordant sexual partnerships in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
         Khan MR, Bolyard M, Sandoval M, Mateu-Gelabert P, Krauss B, Aral SO, Friedman SR.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 1;51(4):470-85.
         
     60. Sexual networks are diverse and complex: prevalence of relationships bridging population subgroups in the Seattle Sex Survey
         Spicknall IH, Aral SO, Holmes KK, Foxman B.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):465-72.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     61. BirthStats: rates of cesarean delivery, and unassisted and assisted vaginal delivery, United States, 1996, 2000, and 2006
         Menacker F, Martin JA.
         Birth. 2009 Jun;36(2):167.
         

   • Zoonoses

     62. Guinea worm disease outcomes in Ghana: determinants of broken worms
         Glenshaw MT, Roy S, Ruiz-Tiben E, Downs P, Williamson J, Eberhard M.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Aug;81(2):305-12.
         
     63. Genetic analysis of avian influenza A viruses isolated from domestic waterfowl in live-bird markets of Hanoi, Vietnam, preceding fatal H5N1 human infections in 2004
         Jadhao SJ, Nguyen DC, Uyeki TM, Shaw M, Maines T, Rowe T, Smith C, Huynh LP, Nghiem HK, Nguyen DH, Nguyen HK, Nguyen HH, Hoang LT, Nguyen T, Phuong LS, Klimov A, Tumpey TM, Cox NJ, Donis RO, Matsuoka Y, Katz JM.
         Arch Virol. 2009 ;154(8):1249-61.
         
     64. Reemerging rabies and lack of systemic surveillance in People's Republic of China
         Wu X, Hu R, Zhang Y, Dong G, Rupprecht CE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1159-64.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Smoking

     65. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor {beta}2 subunit (CHRNB2) gene and short-term ability to quit smoking in response to nicotine patch
         Perkins KA, Lerman C, Mercincavage M, Fonte CA, Briski JL.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Sep 15;18(10):2608-12.
         
     66. Addressing tobacco use disorder in smokers in early remission from alcohol dependence: The case for integrating smoking cessation services in substance use disorder treatment programs
         Kalman D, Kim S, Digirolamo G, Smelson D, Ziedonis D.
         Clin Psychol Rev. 2010 Sep 1;30(1):12-24.
         

   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

     67. Trial of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent MF59-adjuvanted vaccine -- preliminary report
         Clark TW, Pareek M, Hoschler K, Dillon H, Nicholson KG, Groth N, Stephenson I.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 10;361(25):2424-35.
         
     68. Response after one dose of a monovalent influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine -- preliminary report
         Greenberg ME, Lai MH, Hartel GF, Wichems CH, Gittleson C, Bennet J, Dawson G, Hu W, Leggio C, Washington D, Basser RL.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 10.
         
     69. Cross-reactive antibody responses to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus
         Hancock K, Veguilla V, Lu X, Zhong W, Butler EN, Sun H, Liu F, Dong L, Devos JR, Gargiullo PM, Brammer TL, Cox NJ, Tumpey TM, Katz JM.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 10;361(20):1945-52.
         
     70. The transmissibility and control of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus
         Yang Y, Sugimoto JD, Halloran ME, Basta NE, Chao DL, Matrajt L, Potter G, Kenah E, Longini IM.
         Science. 2009 Sep 10.
         

   • Informatics

     71. Health information technology as a tool, not an end: comment on "An empirical model to estimate the potential impact of medication safety alerts on patient safety, health care utilization, and cost in ambulatory care"
         Chang SW.
         Arch Intern Med. 2009 Sep 14;169(16):1474-5.
         
     72. Privacy and health information technology
         McGraw D.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2009 Sep;37(s2):121-49.
         
     73. Interoperable electronic patient records for health care improvement
         Balas A, Al Sanousi A.
         Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009 ;150:19-23.
         
     74. Realizing the potential of healthcare information technology to enhance global health
         Hammond WE.
         Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009 ;150:8-13.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     75. National, state, and local area vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13--17 years --- United States, 2008
         MMWR. 2009 Sept 18;58(36):997-1001.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     76. Life expectancy in relation to cardiovascular risk factors: 38 year follow-up of 19,000 men in the Whitehall study
         Clarke R, Emberson J, Fletcher A, Breeze E, Marmot M, Shipley M.
         BMJ. 2009 Sept 18;339.
         
     77. Trends in the prevalence of low risk factor burden for cardiovascular disease among United States adults
         Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G, Pearson WS, Capewell S.
         Circulation. 2009 Sep 14;120(13):1181-8.
         
     78. Newly reported hypertension after military combat deployment in a large population-based study
         Granado N, Smith T, Swanson G, Harris R, Shahar E, Smith B, Boyko E, Wells T, Ryan M, Millennium Cohort Study Team.
         Hypertension. 2009 ;54.
         
     79. Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
         Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK.
         JAMA. 2009 Sept 16;302(11):1195-201.
         
     80. Imaging data reveal a higher pediatric stroke incidence than prior US estimates
         Agrawal N, Johnston S, Wu Y, Sidney S, Fullerton H.
         Stroke. 2009 Sept 17;40.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     81. Relative contributions of four exposure pathways to influenza infection risk
         Nicas M, Jones RM.
         Risk Anal. 2009 Sep;29(9):1292-303.
         

   • Community Health

     82. Comparing costs and quality of care at retail clinics with that of other medical settings for 3 common illnesses
         Mehrotra A, Liu H, Adams JL, Wang MC, Lave JR, Thygeson NM, Solberg LI, McGlynn EA.
         Ann Intern Med. 2009 Sept 1;151(5):321-8.
         

   • Environmental Health

     83. Opportunistic pathogens enriched in showerhead biofilms
         Feazel L, Baumgartner L, Peterson K, Frank D, Harris J, Pace N.
         Proc Natl Aca Sci U S A. 2009 Sept 15.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     84. Health insurance and mortality in US adults
         Wilper A, Woolhandler S, Lasser K, McCormick D, Bor D, Himmelstein D.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 ;99(12):2289-95.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     85. Sexual orientation disparities in purging and binge eating from early to late adolescence
         Austin SB, Ziyadeh NJ, Corliss HL, Rosario M, Wypij D, Haines J, Camargo CA, Field AE.
         J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep;45(3):238-45.
         
     86. Religiosity and teen birth rate in the United States
         Strayhorn J, Strayhorn J.
         Reprod Health. 2009 17 Sept;6(14).
         

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